AI isn’t just changing applications, it’s fundamentally changing network traffic.
In this episode of EMA’s Mean Time to Insight podcast, Shamus McGillicuddy explores how AI inference, agentic AI, and edge deployments are creating new demands on enterprise WANs. As AI traffic grows, network teams must rethink observability, performance management, capacity planning, and automation strategies.
Key insights include:
- Why AI-generated traffic behaves differently from traditional web traffic
- How agentic AI could drive a 9x increase in WAN traffic growth
- The observability gaps many enterprises face today
- What network teams should do now to prepare for AI-driven infrastructure demands
Listen to the podcast to gain practical, research-backed guidance on preparing your network for the next wave of AI transformation and ensuring your infrastructure can support AI at scale.
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